Climate Action Transport Targeted Rate (CATTR)

Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland’s Climate Action Plan aims to halve Auckland’s regional emissions by 2030 and plan for the impacts of climate change.

To help achieve these goals, CATTR will raise and ring-fence funds for transport projects that meet 4 clear criteria. To qualify, projects must:

• be high impact
• have wide regional benefits
• address inequity
• be quick to implement.

The original funding endorsed by Auckland Council’s Governing Body in 2022 provided CATTR $573 million over 10 years. Central government co-funding of $344 million combined with fare revenue will see a $1.045 billion investment in buses, ferries, walking and cycling.

Projects funded by CATTR

Transport emissions currently account for 43.4% of Auckland’s total emissions. CATTR represents a relatively small but important contribution to regional and national carbon reduction goals, laying the foundation for central government actions to reduce the effects of climate change.

CATTR will invest in:

• more than 10 new frequent bus routes, 69 improved bus routes, and 79 electric or hydrogen buses (roughly 1 million Aucklanders who live within 500 metres of these planned services will benefit)
• replacing aging diesel ferries, introducing 6 low-emission ferries, and supporting landside charging infrastructure
• cycling and walking infrastructure, including up to 18km of new cycling facilities and 35km of walkway connectivity improvements.